Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:06 — Anonymous by Deepika Sorabjee Soon to be
obsolete, Mumbai's iconic double-decker bus has been reborn with giant silver
wings in Indian artist Sudarshan Shetty's latest public art project. The
beloved red buses will be phased out of service soon, but Shetty has elevated
the veteran workhorse from its "antiquated fate" by giving one of the buses
spectacular steel wings. Located on the grounds of Maker Maxity in the Bandra
Kurla Complex, the bus is stationary but gives the illusion of flight. Welded
to each side of the bus just behind the driver's cab, the wings are made of
stainless steel scales that catch the changing light. The front wheels of the
bus are raised above the ground as though the behemoth is about to take
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